Beijing, China - June 4, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Party School of Central Committee of Communist Party of China (National Academy of Governance), stone engraved with "Party School of CPC Central Committee"
2. Sign reading "22, Student Dormitory"
3. Various of Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, President of Laos, revisiting his dormitory, posing for photos with daughter, other delegation members
4. Various of interior of dormitory
5. Thongloun shaking hands, talking with his former teachers, organizers
6. Various of Thongloun delivering speech, guests listening, asking questions
7. SOUNDBITE (Lao) Sisouphanh Keobandavong, Lao trainee, Party School of CPC Central Committee, Director General, Department of Inspection, Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"The purpose of this trip is to learn from China's experience in many areas, especially in political theory and development experience such as poverty alleviation and rural revitalization."
8. Various of Party School of CPC Central Committee, stone engraved with "Party School of CPC Central Committee"

Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and president of Laos, visited the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National Academy of Governance) on Thursday afternoon.

Paying a five-day state visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Thongloun arrived in Beijing on Thursday after concluding the first leg of his trip in east China's Zhejiang Province.

The visit to the Party School, where he previously studied for a month back in 2000, was the first stop on Thongloun's Beijing itinerary.

During the visit, he returned to his old dormitory, posed for a group photo with his daughter and delegation members, and greeted his former teachers and faculty staff, shaking hands with them and recalled the days on campus.

The Party School of the CPC Central Committee is the highest institution of learning of the CPC and a key platform for international exchange and cooperation on governance. More than 30 Lao trainees are currently enrolled at the school.

"The purpose of this trip is to learn from China's experience in many areas, especially in political theory and development experience such as poverty alleviation and rural revitalization," said Sisouphanh Keobandavong, a Lao trainee and director general of the Department of Inspection under the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thongloun shared his own experience and thoughts of those days studying at the school, noting that China's governance experience offers important lessons for Laos, and also encouraged the Lao trainees to avail themselves of what they've learned here and make major contributions at their respective posts.

He noted that the exchanges at the Party School embodies the mutual trust and shared vision, adding that he believes exchanges and cooperation between the Party schools of the two sides will grow even closer.

Laos, he said, is ready to continue sending government officials to the Party School and learn from their Chinese counterparts.

As 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Laos and China and the China-Laos Friendship Year, Thongloun voiced hope that his visit would further strengthen bilateral friendship and help the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership yield more fruitful results.

中国・北京-2026年6月4日(CCTV-中国大陸での使用は不可)
1.中国共産党中央党校(国家行政学院)、「中共中央党校」と刻まれた石碑
2.看板「22 学生寮」
3.トンルン・シースリット・ラオス人民革命党中央委員会書記長・国家主席、かつての寮を訪れ、娘や他の代表団メンバーと記念撮影
4.寮の内部
5.かつての先生や関係者と握手を交わし、話をするトンルン氏
6.演説を行うトンルン氏、耳を傾ける人々、質問をする男性
7.同録(ラオス語)ラオス人研修生・ラオス外務省監察局長　シースパン・ケオバンダヴォン氏
「今回の研修の目的は、中国の様々な分野、特に政治理論や貧困削減、農村振興といった開発経験から学ぶことだ」
8.「中共中央党校」と刻まれた石碑、建物

　トンルン・シースリット・ラオス人民革命党中央委員会書記長・国家主席は4日午後、中国共産党中央党校(国家行政学院)を訪問した。

　習近平中国共産党中央委員会総書記･国家主席の招きを受け、5日間の日程で中国を国賓訪問中のトンルン主席は、中国東部の浙江省での最初の訪問を終え、4日に北京に到着した。

　今回の北京訪問で最初に訪れた同校には、2000年に1か月間研修生として在籍した経験がある。

　訪問中、トンルン氏はかつて宿泊した寮を訪れ、キャリア官僚でもあるその一人娘など代表団メンバーらと記念写真を撮り、かつての先生や関係者と握手を交わすなどして、学生時代の思い出を語り合った。

　中国共産党中央党校は、中国共産党の最高教育機関であり、国政運営に関する国際交流と協力の重要なプラットフォームだ。現在なお、30名以上のラオス人が同校で研修を受けている。

　＜ラオス人研修生・ラオス外務省監察局長　シースパン・ケオバンダヴォン氏＞
　「今回の研修の目的は、中国の様々な分野、特に政治理論や貧困削減、農村振興といった開発経験から学ぶことだ」

　同校で講演を行ったトンルン氏は、自身の研修の思い出や考察を語り、中国の国政運営の経験はラオスにとって重要な参考となると述べ、ラオス人研修生に対し、ここで学んだことを活かして国に貢献するよう激励した。

　トンルン氏は、同校での交流は相互信頼と志を同じくする共産主義精神を体現していると述べ、両国の党学校間の交流と協力が今後さらに緊密になると確信していると付け加えた。

　ラオスは今後も政府関係者を中国に派遣し、中国側の同志との交流を通じて経験を学び続けたいとの考えを表明した。

　2026年はラオスと中国の外交関係樹立65周年であり、中国・ラオス友好年でもある。トンルン氏は今回の訪問が二国間の友好関係をさらに強化し、全面的な戦略協力パートナーシップがより実りある成果を生み出すことへの期待を表明した。